UN decries Houthi seizure of aid compound, as further 18,000 families flee fighting in Yemen

Intelligence summary

NEW YORK CITY: The UN on Friday expressed grave concern about the seizure by the Houthis in Yemen of a key humanitarian compound in the Red Sea port city of Mokha. Officials warned that the loss of the facility threatened aid operations for vulnerable Yemeni communities, even as tens of thousands more families flee escalating violence. “We are gravely concerned by the seizure of a key humanitarian common premises and its assets in Mokha, by the Houthi de facto authorities,” UN deputy spokespe